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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • franciswilliams@k.ro (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Francis Williams" <manfryo2@excite.com>
Reply-To: franciswilliams@k.ro
Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2007 14:55:54 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Goodday


GooddayMy Name is Engineer Francis Williams the Managing Director of Williams &amp; Associates. I know this letter may come to you as surprise but i will not waste any time to inform you the purpose of writing you this extra-ordinary mail.I had a German Client by name Luther Mullen who was a customer with the SG-SSB Bank in Accra Ghana. He made a Deposit of US$25,570,000:00 into a fixed account for the sole purpose of setting up a Communication outfit in 2004 in Ghana.Last year he was involved in a Car accident in the Accra Motor way on the 17th of June 2006 and was confirmed dead at the 37 Military Hospital in Ghana the same day.Due to my association with him, he has never disclosed any of his Family members to me neither his next of Kin and as i write you this email i Have in my possession all the documents relating to his account with the SG-SSB Bank up to the Last Statement of account which he personally entrusted In my hands before his death.I write this mail in other
to solicit your assistance to enable us transfer the said amount of US$25,570,000:00.It is my humble request that you front yourself as the Next of Kin to Late Luther Mullen to enable us collect this said sum from the bank.For your efforts and assistance you will get 35% while 5% will be used to cover any unforeseen expenses at the conclusion of the transaction while the balance will be for me.It is important i inform you that this transaction is 100% risk free from your end because Mr. Luther Mullen Had not indicated in his document in any possession any next of Kin and this makes it a lot easier to facilitate.You are to send to me the following information to enable us start the transaction process.1.Your Full Name (Individual and Company Name)2.Address ( Residential and Office)3.Telephone ( Mobile, Home and Office)4.Fax ( Private only) For confidentiallity5.Age Upon receipt of the above details from you confirming your consent to Participate in this transaction i shall
immediately by fax make available to you copies of the deposit slip, Statement of account and deposit agreement for your viewing as documents left behind by the late Luther Mullen.Be Informed that this transaction should be 100% confidential between parties involved and upon proper conviction that you could handle the transaction i will send to you a draft agreement that will bind both parties before the funds would be transferred to your bank account in your country.For security reasons, please relpy this email only to my alternative email address which is franciswilliams@k.roLooking forward to your positive responseRespectfully YoursEngineer Francis Williamsemail:franciswilliams@k.ro****PRIVATE &amp; CONFIDENTIAL*****This e-mail and any attached files are confidential and may be legally privileged.If you are not the addressee, any disclosure, reproduction,copying,distribution, or other dissemination or use of this communication is strictly

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